Meta Hyperion Data Center

• The power play behind Hyperion - Sherwood News
• Meta forms $27bn joint venture with Blue Owl - Data Center Dynamics
• Meta's datacenter is wreaking havoc on a Louisiana town - Futurism

Tax Incentives

• States are opening a Pandora's Box of data centers - ITEP
• Power for data centers could come at 'staggering' cost - Louisiana Illuminator

Water Consumption

• The Dalles agrees to reveal Google's water usage - RCFP
• States push to end secrecy over data center water use - E&E News

Grid Reliability

• PJM capacity auction falls short of reliability target - Utility Dive
• Data centers were 40% of PJM capacity costs - Utility Dive
• For the first time, PJM fails to procure necessary power - NRDC

Carbon Emissions

• AI brings soaring emissions for Google and Microsoft - NPR
• Microsoft's emissions jump 23.4% - GeekWire

xAI Memphis

• Inside Memphis' battle against Elon Musk's xAI - TIME
• NAACP files intent to sue xAI - PBS

Community Opposition

• Local pushback, canceled data centers surged in 2025 - Heatmap News
• $64 billion in projects blocked or delayed - Data Center Watch